Toil and Trouble Socks

This sock was designed to use a sock set by Moonglow Yarn Co, ‘Toil and Trouble’. It utilizes the 5 minis in a fun witchy hat pattern down the leg, and then some optional fun stripes on the foot.

Chart for colorwork is shown two ways, with a MC as the dark option and MC as the light option. Use whichever chart aligns with your color choices.

This is a top-down sock with a traditional heel flap and gusset. It is worked using magic loop; needle 1 will be the front of foot/instep/leg, and needle 2 will be the back of foot/leg and heel. Sized from child to large adult these are perfect socks for the whole family.

Tall sock knit size 2 with Moonglow Yarn Co ‘Toil and Trouble’ sock set, 44g MC and about 4g of each mini. Shorty sock knit size 2 with Murray & Co Wool Goods Neon Tweed Sock ‘Graveyard Bats’ 39g and Yarn Cafe Creations Biscotti Sock mini ‘Marmalade’ 8g.

Materials:

MC: 200-460yds/183-421m fingering weight yarn

CC: 1-5 different colors of fingering weight yarn, 5-10g each or 10-20g if using a single color for shortie

US #1.5/2.5mm 32” or longer circular needle, or 1/2 size larger than gauge needle

US #1/2.25mm 32” or longer circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

darning needle

stitch marker

Gauge:

32 sts and 40 rnds = 4”/10 cm in st st in the round on US #1/2.25mm needles

30 sts and 34 rnds = 4”/10cm in st st and colorwork on US #1.5/2.5mm needles

Sizes:

1 (2, 3, 4) = 48 (56, 64, 72) sts

Actual sock circumference: 6 (7, 8, 9”/15.2 (17.8, 20.3, 22.9)cm

To Fit: 7 (8, 9, 10)”/7.8 (20.3, 22.9, 25.4)cm around ball of foot (Sock should fit with about 1”/2.5cm negative ease.)